,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cihe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,mc,bath 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1    
,ms4 ,ross1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,ms4 ,johnson  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mrs4       
,hayes1 and ,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,workforce  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act of
 #aife to establish notification        
requirements for policies and           
information concerning expectant and    
parenting students1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,helping ,student   
,parents ,succeed ,act4  #b4 ,expectant 
and parenting students policies ,section
 #dhe of the ,higher ,education ,act of 
#aife 7#bj #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7n7 ,expectant and parenting
 students policies  7#a7 ,in general    
,each institution of higher education   

participating in any program under this 
title shall develop and make available  
7including on the institution's         
website7-- 7,a7 a statement of policy   
concerning expectant and parenting      
students1 including the policy of the   
institution regarding a leave of absence
 related to pregnancy 7and related      
medical conditions71 and a leave of     
absence related to the birth or adoption
 of a child1 which shall include any    
option 7including time requirements7 for
 making up missed work for taking such a
 leave of absence2 and  7,b7 all        
information relating to available       
resources available at1 or provided by1 
such institution for expectant and      
parenting students-- 7i7 in manner that 
does not favor one particular such      
resource over any other such resource2  
and  7ii7 that includes the information 
listed in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,minimum
 information ,an institution of higher  
education shall1 pursuant to paragraph  
7#a71 make available the following      

information3 7,a7 ,information regarding
 lactation accommodations available to  
students4  7,b7 ,a description of the   
process for requesting accommodations1  
and the type of accommodations available
 to expectant and parenting students1   
including-- 7i7 information on          
accommodations for pregnancy-related    
medical conditions2 and  7ii7           
information on accommodations for       
students who have parental              
responsibilities4  7,c7 ,information    
regarding financial aid eligibility for 
expectant and parenting students1       
including-- 7i7 the availability of     
dependent care allowances for a         
parenting student for the purposes of   
determining the student's cost of       
attendance2  7ii7 the ability to change 
dependency status1 including during an  
award year1 following the birth of a    
child2  7iii7 the availability of and   
eligibility requirements for any        
emergency financial aid programs        
provided by the institution2 and  7iv7  

an explanation of the effect that a     
leave of absence may have on a student's
 demonstration of satisfactory academic 
progress1 including for the purposes of 
eligibility to participate in financial 
aid programs under this title4  7,d7    
,information on available student       
support services1 programs1 and         
community resources1 such as academic   
advising1 child care 7including child   
care subsidy and assistance programs71  
housing 7including housing subsidies and
 utility assistance programs71 food     
7including food assistance programs71   
public benefits1 health care1 health    
insurance1 mental health1 transportation
 benefits1 mentoring1 and other services
 available for expectant and parenting  
students1 both on-campus and in the     
community1 and under local1 ,state1 and 
,federal law4  7,e7 ,information        
regarding the availability of on-campus 
housing that permits students to live   
with dependents4  7,f7 ,information on  
the rights and protections that are     

guaranteed to expectant and parenting   
students under applicable ,federal and  
,state laws4  7,g7 ,the institution's   
procedures for addressing complaints    
under title ,,ix of the ,education      
,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#afha et seq471 including procedures for
 reporting complaints under such title4 
7,h7 ,the institution's procedures for  
addressing complaints alleging          
discrimination based on a               
pregnancy-related disability under      
section #ejd of the ,rehabilitation ,act
 of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq47  
or the ,americans with ,disabilities    
,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et  
seq471 including procedures for         
reporting complaints under such laws4   
7,i7 ,the contact information for the   
institution's ,office of ,accessibility1
 the institution's title ,,ix           
coordinator1 and any other relevant     
staff members who serve as a point of   
contact for1 or offer services available
 to1 expectant and parenting students4  

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